Best plays by top college football recruits: Alabama, Michigan, Georgia

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/ > Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2023, 07:40 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, several of the leading employees in the 2024 ESPN 300 are playing below the lights on weeknights.Michigan running back

commit Jordan Marshall( No. 148 overall )set a brand-new bar at Ohio power Moeller High School on Friday, breaking Marcus Blanks’profession hurrying mark of 4,098 backyards amidst a 38-7 triumph versus Senior High School (Ohio ). Blanks went on to play at Toledo after finishing in 2001, and Marshall bypassed the house state Buckeyes when he devoted to Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines in March.Meanwhile, Belle Vernon High School’s (Pennsylvania)Quinton Martin(No. 46 total), the third-best running back in the cycle and a Penn State devote, had 4 first-half touchdowns on Friday during a 57-6 triumph against South Allegheny High(Pennsylvania ). Here’s how some of the nation’s other leading recruits fared this week. Jaylen Mbakwe(No. 4 total), the second-best cornerback in the class, had an absolutely huge night on the ground for Clay-Chalkville High School(Alabama )on Thursday against Thompson High School(Alabama). He ran for 268 backyards and five goals in a 36-33 success, improving the Cougars to 6-0 on the season.Mbakwe can’t be stopped 5 touchdowns THIS game @JayMbakwe|@CCHSfootbal pic.twitter.com/53fle7xQ3h!.?.!— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext)September 29, 2023 Mbakwe is the leading defensive possibility in Alabama’s class, which ranks fifth.

Stephenson (No. 200 general)is among 5 ESPN 300 promises for brand-new Stanford coach Troy Taylor in a class that’s ranked 22nd in the nation. Stephenson’s capability to wreak havoc off the edge, as shown by this safety in Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School’s 44-0 triumph over Miami High on Thursday, will be a welcome addition on the Farm.Safety by Columbus!!! By Dylan Stephenson !!! Explorers lead 9-0!!! Let’s go Explorers !!! #adelante #cpride pic.twitter.com/N2R1XhYYGy!.?.!— CCNN Live (@CCNNLive )September 28, 2023 Through 4 games this season, Stephenson had 12 deals with(eight solo ). As a junior for a group that went 14-1 in 2022, he tape-recorded 22 takes on(20 solo )with 4

tackles for loss and five sacks. Stover (No. 113 overall)is one of 14 ESPN 300 prospects in an

Ohio State class that ranks second overall, behind only Georgia.Stover, the seventh-best security in the cycle, played the majority of Big Walnut High School’s (Ohio)game against Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio )with a damaged thumb but

didn’t let that hinder him in a 49-7 victory.Ohio State commit Garrett Stover has actually been all over the field as Big Walnut leads Worthington Kilbourne 28-0 at halftime.Unofficially, I counted 9 first-half deals with for Stover. He actually laid the wood on this one. pic.twitter.com/rfhCHYLUWT!.?.!— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 29, 2023 Stover is accompanied by Seton Hall Preparation’s(New Jersey )Jaylen McClain(No. 149 total )as ESPN 300 securities for the Buckeyes

. Williams(No. 14

overall)is one of two top-25 protectors, along with protective deal with Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (No. 21 total), from Oak Ridge High School(Texas). The close friends are both headed to Georgia, and

Williams dominated in a 48-21 victory over Conroe (Texas) on Thursday.Williams, the highest-ranked protective possibility in the Bulldogs’ 2024 haul, could see time at an early stage in Athens, Georgia, since of his ability to discover his method into the opposing backfield. @Justinwilliamz4 #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/V8x2wn6aCH!.?.!— Greg Powers(@GPowersScout) September 29, 2023 Kirby Smart and Georgia have the top-ranked class and nine of its 19 ESPN 300 potential customers live within the top 75.

Patterson (No. 76 overall)has big plans for his hometown school, Miami, and wishes to assist Mario Cristobal lead it back to prominence. Friday night for Chaminade-Madonna Preparation (Florida )versus Coconut Creek(Florida), Patterson, who entered the weekend with 35 tackles( 17 solo)and an interception this season, flashed some of the instincts that should have the Hurricanes’defensive

staff smiling.Miami dedicate Zaquan Patterson with another pick. pic.twitter.com/5bbcSLVrU1!.?.!— David Wilson(@DBWilson2) September 29, 2023 Miami’s class is 14th in ESPN’s newest rankings.